According to the monthly Index of industrial Production released by the Department of Census and Statistics, the volume of industrial production in Sri Lanka has increased by 1.1 percent in February 2017 compared to the same month in 2016.

The main purpose of the Index of Industrial Production is to provide a measure of the short-term changes in the volume of industrial production over a given period of time.

The Index of Industrial Production has increased to 103.1 in February from 102.0 in February 2016.

Manufacturing Industries have shown a remarkable increase in productions during month of February compared to the same month in 2016.